 Scheduled Castes numbered 37,542 (29.44%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 18,903 (14.82%).As per 2001 census, Barabani block had a total population of 110,361, out of which 57,735 were males and 52,626 were females.Barabani block registered a population growth of 9.97 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.